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Late yesterday afternoon Governor Mark Dayton held a press conference to restate firmly that he will veto any bill that does not include more money for education, specifically, he wants $150 million more for K-12 and $173 million to establish a half-day universal PreK program for all Minnesota four-year-olds.

On May 5th, Senator Sean Nienow, R- Cambridge, offered three different measures that would avoid a complete government shutdown in case the legislature missed the midnight deadline tonight. None of the measures passed, nor had companion bills in the House. With hours remaining and Governor Dayton threatening vetoes on budget bills, legislators may regret not passing Nienow’s plans which had co-sponsorship from Sen Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, Sen Roger Chamberlain, R-Lino Lakes, Sen Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa, and Sen Eric Pratt, R-Prior Lake.

The State Senate recently passed a campaign finance bill, which was initially proposed as a technical, noncontroversial bill. Senator Nelson, however, believes that this bill is very controversial, and is expressing concern over a provision of the bill that will allow parties to donate to legislators during the legislative session, stating that it could lead to coercion in voting.

In the final day of the legislative session, one thing looks clear:  There will be no tax relief for Minnesotans who pay some of...

The Minnesota House has agreed to an overall budget target of $41.5 billion, a 5% increase from the previous biennium general fund spending, but...

In the final budget negotiations, it's likely that a major expansion of taxpayer-funded conservation easements will occur with support from House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown...

Many hot issues that haven't yet made it through both legislative chambers could still end up being passed as final budget negotiations wrap up. Granting...

This year’s legislative session has a deadline for Monday, May 18th, but the people of Minnesota, and even the legislators themselves, have been kept in the dark as negotiations are still ensuing.

Minnesota political reporters are tweeting pictures sitting outside the Governor's mansion this week, waiting for any news of a budget deal. While this show has...

Alpha News Update with Representative Pelowski on Higher Ed Spending